HMCG Agusta-Westland AW189 G-MCGP is approaching the North coast at present as SRG199.


Seems to get in Dunluce castle vicinity with Portrush  all weather lifeboat

Big time Waste of resources !

Seems it was a broken down Jetski, the owner dumped it as he was trying to tow it back to shore, but it became too heavy.

I think they could be in deep trouble, and IMO they deserve to be, at least 2 heli`s,possibly 3, one fixed wing,and up to 4 Lifeboats searching ...  Owner is claiming he notified the Coastguard about it on Sunday.

https://www.facebook.com/PortaferryCoastguardRescueTeam/posts/pfbid02kwZhYPuUJnXUYVSmCv5L6EXTA2L7ixAFEKe9gxkFVsrKung5FYBAwLcMJGHL5Ze8l?locale=en_GB

2243 both SRG199 and SSG226A  look to be returning to PIK

RNLI Portferry's page on RNLI website saying it was launched on a shout an hour ago as is RNLI Peel's page also

I wonder if it`s an exercise,or a real emergency? I had a look on Marine Traffic, that`s a load of assets involved,but I didn`t see any ship in distress.
Doubtless more info will come out later, nothing on BBC NI news yet.

Just noticed HMCG Beechcraft Super King Air A350 G- HMGF as SSG226A and HMCG Augusta-Westland  AW189 G-MCGP as SRG199 responding to something off the Co Down coast, there's also 2 RNLI lifeboats in the vicinity.

Irish coast guard Agusta-Westland  AW139 EI-IRG as CGI116 is further south not sure if its responding to a different call?

Aer Lingus proposes cutting 500 jobs under a savings plan, including discontinuing some routes from Dublin.

More here from BBC News... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqe52l4yr4o

Noticed yesterday's flight to Larnaca was diverted to Amsterdam. Fly4 Boeing 738-8K5 EI-FFB as TOM56T. It looks to positioning back to BFS today and it looks like Privilage style Airbus A321-231 EC-NLJ as TOM4TC is returning stranded passangers?

1030 TUI fly Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner due out to CUN as BY376